BACKGROUND: Infants who are admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may experience significant symptom burden. Parents are often distressed by these symptoms, which can affect their long-term coping and distress. There is limited research…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the cost-effectiveness of various strategies to evaluate heart murmurs in children. METHODS: We modeled 6 strategies to follow the initial examination by the pediatrician: (1) refer suspected pathologic murmurs to a cardiologist,…